On April 5th, 2010, WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight. It depicts the indiscriminate slaying of two Reuters news staff and two young children who were seriously wounded after the attack.

Reuters sought the video via a Freedom‑of‑Information request but never received it. The military didn’t disclose how the Reuters staff died or how the children were hurt. After Reuters pressed for an inquiry, the U.S. military investigated and concluded the soldiers’ actions complied with the law of armed conflict and its own Rules of Engagement.

On their website, Wikileaks stated: « WikiLeaks wants to ensure that all the leaked information it receives gets the attention it deserves. In this particular case, some of the people killed were journalists that were simply doing their jobs: putting their lives at risk in order to report on war. Iraq is a very dangerous place for journalists: from 2003- 2009, 139 journalists were killed while doing their work. »

On March 19, Disruption Network Lab invited 5 whistleblowers and journalists to discuss the impact of Wikileaks on War and military, beyond the 2010s.

Exposing Crimes is Not a Crime – HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1)
Day 1 (part2) "War & Military" Tickets available now!

dnlb.org/tickets-exposing-crimes

The Rojava Revolution in Peril, the Struggle for Free Life Continues

https://crimethinc.com/Rojavaperil

With the backing of the Turkish government and the blessing of the United States and European governments, the Syrian military is surrounding the self-governing communities of Rojava, seeking to forcibly integrate them into the Syrian state. Although the Syrian Democratic Forces in Rojava have signed a peace treaty agreeing to integration, the outcome remains to be seen.

A statement from American, Chinese, and Russian anarchists who have fought to defend Rojava about what this means for the future.

Moderne Konservative wie Carsten Linnemann stellen sich als ideologiefrei dar. Doch ihr pseudo-pragmatisches Gerede entlarvt sie als Ideologen der Alternativlosigkeit.

https://jacobin.de/artikel/carsten-linnemann-ideologie-freiheit-konservative

Auf allen Kanälen: Klicks statt Kontext

Bei der Berichterstattung über Femizide lässt die Arbeit der Medien zu wünschen übrig. Darauf verweist auch eine vom Presserat gutgeheissene Beschwerde.

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via WOZ Die Wochenzeitung - Kultur / Wissen (author: Silvia Süess)

R2 Train, Lausanne, Switzerland

TIL ... about the Rice Hypothesis which posits cultures that engaged in wet rice farming that requires coordinated irrigation and synchronized planting tend to be collectivist while wheat farming cultures evolved to be more individualistic. [source, comments]

jes staley barclays epstein no fear of popular revolt against financial elites capitalism and pop culture have pacified social movements and consumer goods are preferred over social justice
https://t.iss.one/Bad_Memes_By_Tank/149573